Chas comments how 'Zed' means 'zero' and she's cryptic about her parents naming her cos she didn't say they did. Constantine's naked and covered in blood here. Referring to the comment Matt made in enough interviews about being this way and what the producers put him through. What price being Constantine? ha.
Sacrificing the chicken naked - well Zed got an eyeful (even though she wasn't expecting to) but what was the chicken sacrificed for? We do know he was trying out a new ritual. But you really weren't completely in the buff whilst filming cos that'd be a shock to anyone's system! Ha.
Yet again the chicken sacrifice reference - once again - I direct you to future foreshadowing in in Knives In Hens and if I've said it too much, well I don't apologize for it.
Chas takes Zed on a tour of the millhouse (couldn't we just call it mill.) Which was foreshadowing (see elsewhere.)
He mentions "supernatural bushfires" and he doesn't believe in coincidences. Zed: "this is my education" as he's leaving when she's here.
Constantine asks Chas to check her out, she may be "legitimate or may have more unsavoury motives." So she goes with him and makes comment on his purse, which is a laugh in itself cos it's large! Just as well we don't call them purses but bags, cos our use of purse signifies wallet size!!
He shows her the nails of St Padua: the patron saint of lost souls and so the nails follow one another, which of course will be used otherwise there'd be no need for him to show her. He doesn't need any technology here. Appears he's not a great believer in tech, a Luddite in many ways.
The dead man, Bernie was a friend and manager of the Mucous Membrane: his punk band. He wasn't always a warlock as he tells Zed. Referring to himself as such here. Is it now. He translates his band as "a bunch of wankers trying to get laid." If the shoe fits!
He shows her the Hand of Glory. "Every soul has a price - this one cost him his immortality. Uses his magic card which is charmed and takes on the appearance of whatever the holder requires, like Doctor Who's psychic paper. mentions?? who sold his soul and whilst he was recording, the acetate recorded something when he dies, the voice of the devil.
Marcus sees Manny who says the soul is the purest expression of God's love: God's spark of creation and the devil payment to God for casting him out, thus he takes them.
Zed: "isn't that illegal?"
Constantine: "almost everything I do is love...smug tosser."
Constantine: "I didn't see that one coming." As in the pilot ep! He didn't see dying and talks of the soul breaker and the First of the Fallen was the devil. (Soul breaker being the equivalent of Supernatural's crossroads demon.) "Lose their parlay with the underworld."
Papa Midnite wants the recording and kidnaps Constantine to get it and injects him. "I don't use zip ties without a safeword." 'Bollocks' that' d be his safeword! Constantine being tied down again that's twice now. The acetate is a jail free card that Constantine wants but not for himself. And no one questioned the blood on his shirt in public.
Chas tells him Zed's not on any database and he thinks she could be useful. Constantine and his black tie, well it looked more black on my screen than blue, and in the previous episode signifying the darkness, no, okay I said it instead. Zed berates him for not seeing the boy is deaf showing his arrogance. When he enters the building he uses headphones and listens to Johnny Rotten and the Pistols, but he should've used ear plugs instead.
Midnite turns up with a Winchester, if that don't beat all adding it was forged by a mystic in the west.
Supernatural 3.6 Red Sky At Night
The Hand of Glory must be the dried and preserved hand of a hanged man. It must be the left hand, or if not, then if the crime committed by the dead man was murder, then it must be the hand which did the killing. The hand was reputed to have been able to open any locked door.
The Hand of Glory was named for mandrake root, since the French word for this is maindegloire = hand of glory and mandragore = mandrake root. Mandrakes are known to grow under the bodies of hanged criminals. A hand pickled with the blood and fat of a hanged man, with a candle placed between the fingers. When a thief enters a house he would chant, “Hand of Glory, shining bright, lead us to our sports tonight.” As the candle burns – the householders were said to be undisturbed by the thief.
Another version of the chant was, “Hand of glory, hand of glory, let those who are asleep remain asleep – in a sleep that is fast and deep. But those who are awake, be wide awake.”
In the US TV series, Poltergeist, season 1 episode The Substitute, the Hand of Glory is also mentioned, here a variation of the chant was used; “Hand of glory, hand of power, conjured in the witching hour…”
Constantine sends the recording back to hell using its own dark magic.
Then deals with the soul breaker and gets him to eat his own words, viz the contract and his name is as old as the Aramaic on the rune and where the saying 'eat your own words' comes from.
Constantine: "we all negotiate deals with forces bigger than us but who are we truly negotiating with - the divine. It's only natural prayer is one big negotiation with a higher power but in times of true crisis, people make a pact with whichever force it takes and pay whatever price."
Midnite makes a voodoo doll of Constantine, more as a way to vent his anger than use against him. Well I have a Constantine ragdoll I made!!
Here Constantine repeats his line from 1.1 where he says he didn't see that coming again. Perhaps by now he should, now that he has Zed helping him and since he's been doing this a long time he needs to be on top of the uncertainties and unexpectedness.
This legend of Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil. 2.8 Crossroads Supernatural ep See below.
At least it saves me from rewriting all over again and researching! All Supernatural references from my book are in italics.
This third episode takes that legend and turns it on its head. Robert sold his soul to become a legendary singer. Here we see how the bargain impacted the devil and in short - what was his reward?
Constantine uses his psychic paper - no that was Doctor Who but in similar fashion, it's a psychic playing card. Jasmine got a good deal for her soul - 20 years, as opposed to Supernatural's 10 years. Either way time goes by way too fast anyway.
Manny appears to Constantine but doesn't help him - always citing how free will means he can't interfere to help him. Although he warns that Constantine may be losing his moral compass (well there are more than four points on a compass) and thinks Constantine might use the acetate (couldn't they just call it vinyl like we do). Acetate sounds like such a crafting word and nothing to do with witchcraft either and he may use it to bargain with the devil instead and retrieve his soul from its intended damnation. That was uncalled for since Constantine is not one who gives or takes bull and calling him out on this whilst he's in a vulnerable position (tied up) is not only untimely, but downright insulting. I mean way to kick a man when he's down. But after that, wouldn't have blamed Constantine at all for doing just that, bargaining with the devil; perhaps for Astra instead.
At least Constantine did get one over on Papa Midnite who was gunning for the acetate. Bollux I'm calling it vinyl. So at least he was able to exact revenge by not letting him have it. This ep carried on with the damnation theme and how the recording was returned from whence it came. Also demonstrating how evil gets a foothold in our world and how people are to blame for it; no matter how good their intentions - such as Jasmine saying her husband (my English Literature teacher at school used to call me Jasmine. Strangely my dentist used to call me Jemima!)
Only things get out of hand, in contrast the Rising Darkness mentioned in 1.1 is a future occurrence and gathering momentum. Didn't see anything wrong in nothing further being said about it considering it couldn't be rushed. Especially since no one knew then how long the series would last.
Back in a tweet for a paranormal Q&A I mentioned how my mum told us a story she'd been told when she was little, where someone used listening equipment/recorders in a grave; curious to know what happens. He went deaf listening to the playback. Not the same thing as the recording here I know - but it does make you think of all the unknown things that are out there and how they could affect our world and probably do if you're a firm believer in all this. And how there are some things perhaps we are not meant to find out in this world.
Mucous Membrane was in Hellblazer #11, #77; #162-163 Reference to Mucous Membrane which was a smalltime punk band formed by Constantine and Gary. One single Venus of the Hardsell to which they also created a music video. No longer remembered by anyone aside for their occult affiliations - the band that is. Matt disappointed he didn't get to sing this song!
Papa Midnite: "a Winchester never misses. Forged by a mystic in the Old West."
Supernatural 2.8 Crossroads
Rootwork’ is not a religion, but spells referred to for healing. ‘Rootwork’, also known as Hoodoo in Southern US, derives from the African word, juju, meaning, ‘magic’ or ‘voodoo’. Voodoo is also a corruption of the word ‘vodirn’, meaning ‘spirit’. Rootwork is also the African-American version of shamanism using herbs, rocks or organic material as a way to heal the mind or body and to solve problems.
In the early twentieth century, rootwork focused in many rhythm and blues songs. Musicians felt they could sing about any topic thus performers did the same until the late 1970’s…songs such Muddy waters’, I Got My Mojo Working.’ Robert Johnson’s songs of mojos, curses, well known rootworkers and hot foot powder. This was a mix of red pepper, black pepper, sulphur and salt. It was sprinkled on the doorstep to make a foe move. Robert Johnson never shared his music with anyone, as he considered it to be his livelihood. Rumours abound that Johnson sold his soul and that explained his great talent as a musician. He was a strong believer in hoodoo and also used it. He didn’t become a master guitarist by using the crossroads ritual. However, Tommy Johnson, a contemporary of his, is claimed to have used the ritual.
Dean’s hangover cure: greasy pork sandwiches, served on an ashtray, all to make Sam feel even sicker.
The above Supernatural section leading nicely onto the LOT episode 3.14 Amazing Grace
In this episode about Elvis, they found that his guitar had the death totem which Constantine spoke about. Seen as an allusion to 1.3 ep of Constantine itself when they referenced the legend of Robert Johnson. Also tying this up with Constantine and LOT they found that Johnson's guitar contained the death totem and this subsequently became Elvis's guitar. Sara adding she had been in contact with Constantine about the guitar and he stated she was dealing with the death totem. No more details though and nothing was made of this Devil Vinyl's episode.
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